Xanana Gusmão at Melbourne Town Hall 1999

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Registration number

1784253

Artist/maker

CHAPMAN, Andrew

Title

Xanana Gusmão at Melbourne Town Hall

Production date

1999

Medium

digital file

Credit line

Purchased, 2020
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

Andrew Chapman, Xanana Gusmão, Melbourne Town Hall, 1999

Summary

A reception had been arranged at the town hall for Xanana Gusmão shortly after the liberation of East Timor. After the public part of the ceremony was over and the press and general public left, Xanana spent considerable time with Victoria's expatriate East Timorese community. It was a very emotional affair and in this image he can be seen wiping away a tear from a young woman’s face. Andrew Chapman